That Cover Everyone is Talking About

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Greetings to all readers, thinkers, and literati. I’m writing from the Black Rock residency in Dakar, Senegal where I’ve been for a week.

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If you’re reading this, then you know that I have a new book coming out (The American Daughters; One World Random House; March 5, 2024) It’s my third book, and you may also know that I revealed the cover on social media this week. The cover is beautiful, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s really important to me as an author to have covers that are striking, original, and gorgeous. I like to think that if a reader only reads my book once they’ll be proud to have my book prominently displayed on their coffee table. This way when visitors say, “hey, what’s that on your coffee table?” To which, the owner would proudly reply, “you mean that book with the striking, original, and gorgeous cover? Why, that’s a major work of exceptional artistic value. And the words inside aren’t bad either.” Ha ha. That was a little joke.